Penelope
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek The daughter of Icarius and
Periboea; the wife of the hero Odysseus; mother of
Telemachus. During the long absence of Odysseus
during the Trojan War and his long voyage home
to Ithaca (see Odyssey) many men saw Penelope as a
wealthy and desirable widow. Suitors overwhelmed the
palace and Penelope was obliged to entertain them at
great cost. Penelope held them off by claiming that she
had to finish weaving a shroud for her father-in-law,
laertes, before she could choose a husband. She wove
all day and secretly undid her work by night. Her
secret was disclosed by one of her servants, but Odysseus
arrived in time to kill the suitors and reclaim his
bride. Penelope's name has come to personify wifely
virtues such as patience and faithfulness.
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- Penelope Greek The daughter of Icarius and Periboea; the wife of the hero Odysseus; mother of Telemachus.
- From Bulfinch's Mythology: Penelope - anthology.
- PENELOPE - Mythologie
- PENELOPE, L'EPOUSE FIDELE